Reuss, Principality. A Medal For Sacrifice In Wartime, C.1915 Auction Archive Merit Cross First Class -

Merit Cross First Class - In silver gilt and enamels

1917 with the South African Expeditionary Force (15331) in Port Elizabeth

Signature on Post War Photo: Jacques Leroy

all hand worked silver bullion wire with lettering "VIRTUS NOBILI TAT" on the blue satin centrepiece

Reuss, Principality. A Medal For Sacrifice In Wartime, C.1915 Auction Archive Merit Cross First Class -(Medaille fr aufopfernde Ttigkeit in Kriegszeit). Instituted 10 November 1915 by Prince Heinrich XVII. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central monogram of Prince Heinrich XXVII, the reverse with a circular oak leaf wreath and central inscription of FR TREUES WIRKEN IN EISERNER ZEIT 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL ACTIONS IN WARTIME 1914), measuring 33. 18 mm in diameter, weighing